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Webpublished Reference The Waubach Member
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Webpublished Reference The Op-den-Berg Facies
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Webpublished Reference The Brunssum Member
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Webpublished Reference The Pey Bed
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Webpublished Reference The Jagersborg Member
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Webpublished Reference The Merksplas Formation
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Article Reference Preference for fish in a Neolithic hunter-gatherer community of the upper Tigris, elucidated by amino acid δ15N analysis
We report here the stable nitrogen isotope composition (d15N) of individual amino acids and the d15N and d13C content of collagen from human and faunal remains collected from Hasankeyf H€oyük, an early Neolithic site in the upper Tigris valley. Based on the d15N of collagen only, the contributions of freshwater resources to the diet of the hunter-gatherers were difficult to clearly identify relative to terrestrial resources. However, analysis of the nitrogen isotope composition of individual amino acids enabled the identification of minor contributions from freshwater resources to the diet in a community primarily dependent on terrestrial resources. Individual variability suggested that some individuals at Hasankeyf H€oyük used freshwater resources, whereas others probably depended primarily on terrestrial food resources. The importance of freshwater resources as food for this hunter-gatherer community was variable among groups and depended on burial location and time of burial.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference More animal burials from the Predynastic elite cemetery of Hierakonpolis (Upper Egypt): the 2008 season
Three animal burials from the Predynastic elite cemetery HK6 at Hierakonpolis are described. Recent excavations at this site have revealed large tomb compounds and a precinct of funerary temples dating to the Naqada IC–IIB (ca. 3800–3600 BC), all of which included animal burials. Shallow pits discovered by the enclosure wall of the cemetery and near the northeast corner of the temple precinct yielded the articulated skeletons of nine dogs, a baboon and six cats. A description of the finds is provided and special attention is given to the size reconstruction and possible breeds of the dogs, the pathology seen on the baboon skeleton and its interpretation in terms of conditions of keeping, and the status of the cats (wild, tamed or domestic).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference An unusual cattle burial at Dayr al-Barshā (Late Period, Middle Egypt)
During excavations in the desert plain near Dayr al-Barshā in Middle Egypt, a circular pit filled with cattle bones was found. The pit, with a diameter of about 1.5m, contained the almost complete skeletons of 15 Egyptian Longhorns, dated to 410–360 cal BC. The material was in a remarkably good state of preservation, but few elements were found in articulation. Apart from the more-or-less complete skeletons, some fragmentary remains of at least three additional individuals have been collected. The age at death, sex and size of the animals has been established and the pathologies and traces on the bones have been recorded. No parallels are known for the cattle burial at Dayr al-Barshā. The animals were probably kept in the context of a local temple economy. In line with common practices at that time, their bodies were macerated and the obtained skeletons ceremonially buried later on.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Description of three new species of Leptotrophon Houart, 1995 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Trophoninae) from New Caledonia
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021